Preceptive wisdom that has not been vivified by life has in itself no affinity for life.

Blessed is that man who knows his own distaff and has found his own spindle.

The most precious possession that ever comes to a man in this world is a woman's heart.

The secret of being loved is in being lovely; and the secret of being lovely is in being unselfish.

Nothing so obstinately stands in the way of all sorts of progress as pride of opinion. While nothing is so foolish and baseless.

Of all the advantages which come to any young man ... poverty is the greatest.

We live in the future. Even the happiness of the present is made up mostly of that delightful discontent which the hope of better things inspires.